Happy Draw a Dinosaur Day!

Today is Draw a Dinosaur Day!

A Call for Your Childhood Imaginary Animal Friends

I have a new illustration project idea and I need your help! I'm going to assume that I'm not the only kid who invented an entirely new animal species who was my best friend, who ran alongside the car on long road trips or snuck into the classroom when I was bored.  My imaginary animal was the fastest animal on the planet, which is why I was the only person who could see it, and it looked like a hybrid of a cat, a squirrel, and a lemur.  I want to write poems about and illustrate other people's imaginary animal friends from their childhood and blog about it, and if it turns out to be an awesome project I might even try to make it a book someday.  So send me a message at caitlinrose.caitlinrose@gmail.com with your imaginary animal friend stories!  You could even send a picture or a description of yourself as a child, and I can incorporate you into the illustration. :)

Here's a pencil draft of a sloth with braids I started this week:

IF: Round

Round Clown

Sketchbook--Green

Pet Portraits

I love drawing animals, and I want to draw yours!  To hire me to create a personalized portrait of your pet, please contact me at caitlinrose.caitlinrose@gmail.com.

8x10" pen and ink portrait of Clancy and his pal Rosie the truck

5x7" ink and colored pencil portrait of Cleo

Pricing is dependent on the size and complexity (such as number of pets featured) of the desired portrait, so please don't hesitate to ask!  

Illustration Friday: Silent

My initial idea for this week's Illustration Friday topic "silent" was two children, friends or sisters, angry at one another but neither wanting to be the first to say "sorry."  As I was sketching this idea, my roommate's cat Cleo was laying at the base of my bed with her back to me.  Looking for a distraction, as I often am, I called her name, and Cleo ignored me.  I called it again, a bit louder, and snapped my fingers to catch her attention. Her ears rotated towards me, but she stubbornly refused to turn to acknowledge me.   I had to prod her with my fingers to garner her attention (yes, I am as stubborn as she is and she was going to pay attention to me, dammit) and voila!  I knew what to draw.